In May 2012 the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Olebogeng Jonas Masire after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone). After notification a provision suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Tribunal of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee.
The Athlete denied the use of prohibited substance and could not explain how it entered his system. Confirmed was that the Athlete's prescribed medication was not the source of the positive test. Also his supplements were tested but the analysis revealed no prohibited substances.
The Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee finds that the test results establish the presence of the prohibited substance, that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation and that the Athlete failed to demonstrate how the substance entered his system.
Without grounds for a reduced sanction the Committee considers that there were delays in the proceedings not attributed to the Athlete.
Therefore the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee decides on 3 December 2012 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 14 April 2012.
